• Em Adespoton
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    2 days ago

    It’s time for the US to form a centrist party, instead of people having to choose between far right, right, and far left.

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        1 day ago

        Only with the extreme Overton shift in the US. Democrats may be more progressive than Republicans, but that’s really not saying much. Most actual Democrat policy is right of center, to the frustration of representatives like Sanders and AOC.

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          Still, what the USA needs is a left party, not a centrist party.

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              Yep, and I was happy to vote for them. And will continue to do so. I have no clue why Lemmy refuses to. Practically everything the Socialist party stands for is what Lemmy says is what’s needed.

              Yet come election time, Lemmy was all, “Vote Dems or you’re a traitor!”

              Then sported a shocked pikachu face when they lost. lol

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              OK, then what the USA needs is a left party with funds and good advertising.

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                5 hours ago

                while the MSM is mostly owned by conservative, they will make sure any other party dont get press.

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      Where is this “far left” you speak of?

      Like where is any party saying to abolish private property, arrest the billionaires, and give the entire means of production to the working class?

      Nancy Pelosi queen democrat literally said we live in a free market after making her 200 million playing stock market games.

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        22 hours ago

        Every single democrat, Bernie and AOC included, just gave full-throated support to Biden as he presided over the greatest wealth transfer in history.

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      The US only has a far-right party and a further right party. When has the Democrats ever advocated for anything at all left of center, other than Bernie’s Medicare for All, which since most nations on earth have some government provided healthcare, is more centrist, than center-left.

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      What far left? You mean the “far left” that continues to support the surveillance state in the US or the “far left” that continues to support the total destruction of Gaza? I can keep going, those are only the first two that came to mind.

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        24 hours ago

        I don’t get this whole Gaza thing. Seems you Americans are distracted by Gaza well your own house is burning down around you. Take care of the house fire first.

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          While what’s happening in Gaza is horrific, it’s sadly far down on the list of grievances against the so called “far left” in the US. It was just one that came immediately to mind. They’ve also had no problem with “Citizens United” which allowed unlimited money in politics, they’ve continued to support the police state in the US, a lack of any meaningful movement on healthcare.

          Joe Manchin is no longer a Senator but he used to be considered a “centrist”. He was a fucking coal barron who used his influence to get his daughter a made up MBA, she in turn was CEO of Mylan when they jacked up prices on the life saving Eli-pen.